Sports Psychology category: 506 books
Sport Psychology
Contemporary Themes
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Sport Psychology is an essential introduction to the field's key issues, suitable for psychology, sport science and sport studies students at all levels. Encompassing the history of sport psychology to more recent distinctions between sport and exercise psychology, it is ideal reading for students...
Working Out: The Psychology of Sport and Exercise
The Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Written by a leading expert in the field of sport science, this motivational text provides a thorough overview of fitness and exercise psychology as it relates to everyday life.
• Illustrates sport and exercise psychology's growth across the globe through fascinating historical perspectives
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by Sigal Ben-Zaken, Gershon Tenenbaum, Véronique Richard
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019
Despite the prevalence of behavioral research conducted through genetic studies, there is an absence of literature pertaining to the genetics of motor behavior. Genetics and the Psychology of Motor Performance is the first book to integrate cutting-edge genetic research into the study of the psychological...
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2004
"Fresh and funny… St. John has crafter a winner.” —Tony Horwitz, author of Confederates in the Attic
In the life of every sports fan, there comes a moment of reckoning. It may happen when your team wins on a last-second field goal and you suddenly find yourself clenched in a loving...
Less Than a Minute To Go
The Secret to World-Class Performance in Sport, Business and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
My friend Bill Thierfelder, a great leader and motivator, puts the words and descriptions to what we leaders try to do every day to challenge ourselves and our teams to be at our best, all the time. —Coach Mike Krzyzewski, from the Foreword Dr. Bill Thierfelder knows what it takes to win. As a student...
In Praise of Failure
The Value of Overcoming Mistakes in Sports and in Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Many of our greatest athletes, scientists, and entertainers failed repeatedly throughout their careers, yet they refused to allow past mistakes stop them from striving for future success. Instead, they turned those so-called failures into opportunities to learn, improve, and eventually earn the achievements...
The Psychology of Baseball
Inside the Mental Game of the Major League Player
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2007
Get inside the minds of the stars of the diamond in this extraordinary tour of brain power, psyche, and sheer will.
Yogi Berra once said, "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical." Even so, the Yankee great may have underestimated the brain power professional baseball...
The Psychology of Exercise
Integrating Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
*The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice, fourth edition, continues to weave together theory, research, application, and interventions to provide readers with a solid foundation in exercise psychology. In this comprehensive, accessible, book, the authors apply prominent theories...
Rethinking Sport and Exercise Psychology Research
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive historical account of the evolution of Sport and Exercise Psychology research, charting the progression of the field from the early days when well-controlled experimental research was the standard, to the subsequent paradigm war between positivism, post-positivism...
by Dr Joanne Thatcher, Ms Mel Day, Mrs Rachel Rahman
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
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This is a comprehensive and accessible text on exercise and sport psychology for students on sport science/sport and exercise science degrees. It adopts an integrated, thematic approach and covers all the required theory, concepts and...
by Tom Bates
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Successful soccer coaches are constantly seeking new ways to learn, evolve, and improve.
Very often, footballing success is defined by mindset, and the real winners are the coaches, players, and teams who enter the competitive arena best prepared mentally and emotionally. They can perform in...
by Sam Carr
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Attachment theory is a concept well known to ‘mainstream’ psychologists, informing the literature in areas as diverse as psychodynamics, developmental psychology, social psychology and counselling. This important new book is the first to demonstrate the relevance of attachment theory to the psychology...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
The ability to anticipate and make accurate decisions in a timely manner is fundamental to high-level performance in sport. This is the first book to identify the underlying science behind anticipation and decision making in sport, enhancing our scientific understanding of these phenomena and helping...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
How do athletes overcome fears, slumps, mental blocks, or injuries? How do they deal with stress and anxiety, be it from competitors, teammates, audiences, parents, coaches, or themselves? What psychological techniques prove effective in mental training for peak performance, maintaining concentration,...